Mourning continued for Queen Elizabeth II. The government’s decision to declare a bank holiday on the day of her funeral threw NHS appointments into confusion. Indications grew that a ‘fiscal event’ triggering an emergency NHS plan could be held once official mourning ends next week.
Meanwhile, public health experts were horrified to hear that the government is reviewing its anti-obesity strategy and could scrap many of its key measures. In health tech, ransomware and drones were in the news.
